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  • Tuteur v. Crosley-Corcoran
    Date: 01/25/2013
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Massachusetts
    Publication: Blog
    On January 25, 2013, Dr. Amy Tuteur, an obstetrician-gynecologist residing in Massachusetts, filed suit in federal court against Gina Crosley-Corcoran, a resident of Illinois, based upon a dispute arising out of blogs written by each individual: The Skeptical OB, by Tuteur, and... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 04/29/2013 - 1:08pm - 0 comments
  • Tyler v. Does
    Date: 09/24/2008
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: California
    Publication: Blog
    Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler filed suit against anonymous Blogspot bloggers who allegedy impersonated him and girlfriend Erin Brady.  Tyler brought claims of false light invasion of privacy, publication of private facts, and misappropriation of likeness.   The defendants allegedly created at least... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 09/26/2008 - 5:28pm - 0 comments
  • Tylo v. Bluestone
    Date: 08/28/2008
    Status:
    Disposition:
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: New York
    Publication: Blog
    Brooklyn attorney Marina Tylo filed a lawsuit against Andrew Lavoott Bluestone of the New York Attorney Malpractice Blog on August 28, 2008. According to the Summons with Notice, Tylo seeks $10,000,000 in damages for... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 09/02/2008 - 10:14am - 0 comments
  • U.S. Air Force v. Wired/Threat Level
    Date: 03/05/2008
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: California
    Publication: Website
    On March 5, 2008, a lawyer for the U.S. Air Force sent a DMCA takedown notice to YouTube, requesting that it remove a thirty-second Air Force promotional video posted to the site by Wired's Kevin Poulsen in connection with a... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 03/07/2008 - 5:57pm - 0 comments
  • U.S. Chamber of Commerce v. Yes Men
    Date: 10/26/2009
    Status: Pending
    Disposition: Material Removed
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: District of Columbia
    Publication: Verbal, Website
    In October 2009, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce sued a group of political activists including members of the Yes Men and the Action Factory for trademark infringement and other claims in federal district court in the District of... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 01/06/2010 - 7:39pm - 0 comments
  • U.S. Treasury Department v. Marshall
    Date: 10/01/2007
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition:
    Type: Other
    Jurisdiction: District of Columbia
    Publication: Website
    Steve Marshall, an English travel agent operating out of Spain, had approximately 80 of his websites shut down as a result of the U.S. Treasury Department's placing them on its blacklist. Many of the sites discussed Cuba, some ... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 04/29/2008 - 9:10pm - 0 comments
  • Ubisoft v. Kyanka
    Date: 11/15/2007
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: Missouri
    Publication: Forum
    Richard "Lowtax" Kyanka is the webmaster of SomethingAwful, an online community forum with the catch phrase: "The Internet Makes You Stupid." A member of the community posted a link on the forum to a comic that depicted Jade Raymond engaged in... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 11/29/2007 - 10:37pm - 2 comments
  • UCLA v. Tom Wilde
    Date: 08/06/2009
    Status:
    Disposition:
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: California
    Publication: Blog
    On August 6, 2009, the Office of General Counsel at UCLA sent Tom Wilde a cease and desist letter alleging that his website, Weeding 101 at UCLA, infringed and diluted the University's registered trademark in the letters "UCLA" and that use of the... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 03/04/2010 - 6:55pm - 0 comments
  • Union Square Partnership v. Durkee
    Date: 07/30/2008
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Settled (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: New York, Switzerland
    Publication: Website
    In July 2008, Union Square Partnership (USP), the nonprofit business improvement district for New York's Union Square neighborhood, sued Savitri Durkee for copyright infringement in New York federal court after she created a website that parodied the official... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 02/10/2009 - 12:39pm - 0 comments
  • United States v Indymedia.us
    Date: 01/23/2009
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Withdrawn
    Type: Subpoena
    Jurisdiction: Indiana
    Publication: Website
    In January 2009, Kristina Clair received a grand jury subpoena issued upon application of the United States Attorney for the District of Indiana, Timothy M. Morrison. Ms. Clair is a Linux administrator living in Philadelphia who provides free server space for ... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 12/02/2009 - 6:55pm - 0 comments
  • United States v. Auernheimer
    Date: 01/13/2011
    Status: Pending
    Disposition: Convicted
    Type: Criminal Charge
    Jurisdiction: Arkansas
    Publication:
    On January 13, 2011, Daniel Spitler and Andrew Auernheimer were indicted in federal court in New Jersey for their alleged roles in a data breach that resulted in the theft of personal information of approximately 120,000 AT&T customers. They were charged with... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 08/06/2013 - 10:00am - 0 comments
  • United States v. Brown
    Date: 09/12/2012
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Criminal Charge
    Jurisdiction: Texas
    Publication: Forum, Social Network
    The U.S. government filed three indictments, consisting of seventeen charges, against Barrett Brown, an independent journalist. The charges arose out of Brown's online publication of a link to data obtained by hacktivist collective Anonymous and his alleged subsequent conduct. Anonymous hacked Stratfor,... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 01/23/2014 - 2:47pm - 0 comments
  • United States v. Cogill
    Date: 08/27/2008
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Convicted
    Type: Criminal Charge
    Jurisdiction: California
    Publication: Blog
    Kevin Cogill, a blogger on Antiquiet, a site that provides "uncensored music reviews and interviews," was arrested on August 27, 2008, at his home near Los Angeles on suspicion of violating federal copyright law after he allegedly posted nine songs from... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 08/28/2008 - 2:18pm - 0 comments
  • United States v. Does
    Date: 06/02/2009
    Status: Pending
    Disposition: Subpoena Enforced
    Type: Subpoena
    Jurisdiction: Nevada
    Publication: Website
    After anonymous users posted allegedly threatening comments to a Las Vegas Review-Journal (LVRJ) article about an ongoing federal criminal trial (the "Kahre case"), the US Attorney in that case issued a grand jury subpoena seeking information about all public commenters... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 09/09/2009 - 8:03am - 0 comments
  • United States v. Drew
    Date: 05/15/2008
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Dismissed (total), Verdict (plaintiff)
    Type: Criminal Charge
    Jurisdiction: California
    Publication: Social Network
    On May 15, 2008, Lori Drew was indicted in federal court in California for her alleged role in a hoax on MySpace directed at Megan Meier, a 13-year-old neighbor of Drew's who committed suicide in October 2006 after a "boy" she met... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 09/16/2008 - 9:38pm - 1 comments
  • United States v. Fletcher
    Date: 09/26/2008
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Convicted, Material Removed
    Type: Criminal Charge
    Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
    Publication: Website
    In September 2006, Federal authorities prosecuted Karen Fletcher for transmitting obscene materials in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1462(a) and 2, after she posted graphic fictional stories on her website, Red Rose Stories.  According to the indictment,... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 09/15/2008 - 5:30pm - 0 comments
  • United States v. Givemeliberty.org
    Date: 04/02/2007
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Injunction Issued
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: New York
    Publication: Website
    The United States government sought an injunction requiring Robert Schulz and his nonprofit organizations dedicated to "'institutionalizing' citizen vigilance and governmental accountability" to remove information promoting the non-payment of income taxes from the organizations' websites www.givemeliberty.org,... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 04/10/2008 - 8:48pm - 0 comments
  • United States v. Madison
    Date: 09/24/2009
    Status: Pending
    Disposition: Withdrawn
    Type: Criminal Charge
    Jurisdiction: New York, Pennsylvania
    Publication: Micro-blog
    Elliott Madison (also spelled as Elliot Madison), along with Michael Wallschlaeger, was arrested by the Pennsylvania state police after using Twitter messages to relay information from police scanners and maps to protestors of the G-20 summit in Pittsburgh. They were charged with... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 01/12/2010 - 4:55pm - 0 comments
  • United States v. Megaupload Limited
    Date: 01/05/2012
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Criminal Charge
    Jurisdiction: Virginia
    Publication: Website
    On January 5, 2012, a grand jury convened in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia issued an indictment against Megaupload Limited, its affiliate Vestor Limited, and principals Kim Dotcom (a resident of New Zealand and Hong Kong,... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 02/06/2012 - 4:48pm - 0 comments
  • United States v. Puerto 80 Projects, S.L.U.
    Date: 01/31/2011
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Police Activity
    Jurisdiction: New York
    Publication: Website
    Puerto 80 is a solely-owned limited liability company based in Arteixo, Spain. The company operates a website entitled Roja Directa, which provides a chronological listing of sporting events with links to websites that are streaming live broadcasts of those events over the... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 12/05/2011 - 9:20am - 0 comments

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